She acted nonchalant about the exam, but she was actually quite concerned.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of nonchalant?

She hums continuously, or all the time, and it annoys me.

Using context clues what is the meaning of continuously?

Motorboats were prohibited at the lake, but sailboats were allowed.

Using context clues, what is the meaning of prohibited?

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

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After getting caught in the rain, I came home drenched.

Claire stays on the other side of the room with her parents, but Connor ambles over and stands next to Rose. What does ambles mean?

U.S.A. is an acronym for United States of America.

Our class library has books of many genres including folktales, poetry, and nonfiction.

What does the underlined word mean?

Brees, my dog, is normally a very calm but when a stranger enters the house, her behavior becomes hostile. What does the word hostile mean?

Greg was given the formidable task of finding an activity that would interest all of the children, whose ages ranged from 4 to 14.

Even though I'm tired and really want to go to bed, I feel compelled to stay up to see what happens in my favorite show, since last week's episode ended with an intriguing cliffhanger.

She made up the most ludicrous story about how a UFO visited her house the night before and flew off with her homework and she expects me to believe her.